Gustav adolf heckmann



(No Model.)

G. A. HECKMANN.

SGAR? FASTENER. No. 545 157. Patented Aug; 27,1895,A

@f3 M55-Egal UNTTED STATES PATENT EErcE.

GUSTAV ADOLF HECKMANN, OF BARMEN, GERMANY.

SCARF-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 5,15'7, dated August 27, 1895. Application filed April 2, 1895 Serial No. 544206. (No model.)

'fo all whom, in may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsTAV ADoLE HECK- MANN, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and a resident ol Barmen, in the Empire of Germany, have invented a certuin new and useful improved Scarf-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved scarffastener, and is illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation showing the fastener fixed to a scarf (shown in dotted lines) and likewise illustrating the man ner in which said fastener engages the stem u of a collarstud. Fig. 2 shows the fastener in .the position to which its parts are to be brought when the scarf is to be detached from the collarstud. Figs. 3, 3a, Sie, a, e, 6, 6a, and 7 illus trate the different constituent parts of the fastener cn a larger scale. Fig. 5 shows the fastener completely fitted together and seen from the opposite sides of Figs. l and 2 and partly in section. Fig. is a erosssection showing the collar'stud engaged by the fastener.

The sheet-metal plate b, Fig. l, is provided with a hole b large enough for inserting the head of the collar-stud. The folded edge b2 serves to secure the fastener onto the scarf, and this is done by first putting the edge ot' the flap forming the knot or center piece ofthe scarf into the fold b2. Then the cover-plate C, Fig. G, is slid over` and then the. whole is.

pressed together by means of a stamp. lf, now, the flap be with the rest of the scarf, the fastener will be thus firmly connected with the scarf, and, moreover, the forming of a knot of agreeable appearance is materially facilitated, owing to the curved form of the edge of the fastener. The two holes h3 only serve for fixing purposes, in order that any twisting of the fastener may he avoided. The plate b has at its lower edge a tube b4, which is partially left open along its length. (See Fig. 4a.) As will be seen from Fig. ab, this tube h4 is further provided with a slot b5, the purpose of which will be further explained hereinafter. A

The small plate or slide d, Fig. 3, is provided with a holed', (shown in Fig. 5,) and possesses one upright edge d2, and has at the bottom a tube d3, as shown in Fig. 3". The tube d3 is turned over and sewed fast' slotted in such a manner as to form the nose d4, Fig. 3b, the purpose of which will be further eXplained hereinafter in connection with the slot b5 of the tube b4.

Fig. 5l shows the method of combining the different parts, in which a indicates the crosssection of the stem of the collar-stud. The tube cl3 is inserted into the tube L". They inclose inside a spring e, which with its one end presses against the end of the tube d3 and with the other against the 4end of tube b4. Said spring e would when the scart' is taken oft` tend to push outward the inner tube (Z3. This, however, is prevented in the following manner: After the tube d3 has been inserted into the tube b4 the nose di, Fig. 3, is turned over by means of a pointed tool, and thus the inner tube is prevented from being pushed right out by the nose b4 arriving against the edge h6 of the slot b5, Fig. 4l. In Fig. 5 the dotted lines indicate the slid-over cover-piece c, (shown separately in Fig. 6,) and also shows that the tongue c' of the cover c slightly covers the slide CZ, whereby a lateral displacement of the slide is prevented.

Fig. 6* represents a section through the middle of cover-plate c.

Fig. 7 shows the portion o in straight form as being more suitable for stand-up collars. The plate b is under theselatter circumstances also made straight.

For securing the scarf on the collar-stud the slide d is by means of the thumb and middle iinger pushed into its end position, so that the holes b d coincide, and at the same time below the scarf the forefiuger is placed upon the coinciding holes, so that the slipping through ofthe stud can be felt, whereupon the fastener is released and the scarf thus fixed.

The detaching of the scarf is eected by pressing the tube cl3 inward by means of the thumb and fore finger so far that the ltwo holes b and CZ' again coincide, whereupon the stud can be withdrawn without hinderance. The upwardly-bent edge d2 is intended to push the stud-head right into the middle of the hole b'.

The stem a of the collar-stud is shown in the figures in a low position, since the recess d5 of the hole d oiers a reliable holdfast, and is so placed that the scarf occupies a correct position with regard to the collar. In the higher position of the collar-stud, as indicated in Fig. la, the scarf would be also adapted to lib properly.

The plate b may, for obtaining an exact fit- 5 ting of the scarf, be somewhat bent to the neck of the wearer. I Claim as my invention- A scarf fastener comprising in combination two plates b d having orifices b d therein re- [o spectively, tubular extensions b4, d3, to said plates adapted to slide one within the other, a spring e and a cover plate c adapted to se` eure the scarf to said fastener substantially as set forth.

In Witness whereof I have signed this speci- I5 Ication in presence of two Witnesses.

GUSTAV ADOLF I'IECKMANN. .Witnessesa F. H. STRAUss, A STRAUss. 

